2001-2002 NOTES:
Spent his first professional season with the Hartford Wolf Pack of the American Hockey League (AHL), registering 27 goals and 32 assists for 59 points in 79 matches, along with 56 penalty minutes … Tied for first in the AHL among rookies with 32 assist and was second among first-year players 27 goals and 59 points … Ranked fourth on the team with 27 goals and 59 points … Selected as the winner of club's "Rookie of the Year" Award as voted by the players … Named AHL Rookie of the Month for the month of February, tallying five goals and six assists for 11 points and a plus-6 rating in 14 matches … Recorded a six-game point scoring streak from Oct. 20 to Nov. 9, tallying three goals and five assists for eight points over the span … Tallied his first professional goal in his pro debut on Oct. 6 at Albany … Skated in 10 post-season matches, registering three goals and four assists and seven points, along with 16 penalty minutes … Tied for fourth on the team with seven playoff points.

JUNIOR CAREER:
Appeared in 159 career matches with the Moose Jaw Warriors and Seattle Thunderbirds of the Western Hockey League (WHL), totaling 96 goals and 120 assists for 216 points, along with 203 penalty minutes.
1998-99: Finished second on Moose Jaw, third among WHL rookies, and 11th in the league with 91 points (40 goals, 51 assists) in his first junior campaign … Skated in the 1999 WHL All-Star Game … Participated in the 1999 Top Prospects Game in Calgary, notching a goal for Team Cherry … Set records at the 1999 Top Prospects skill evaluation in the 60’ sprint (2.541 seconds) and the 150’ sprint (5.587 seconds) … Was named to the WHL’s Eastern Conference Second All-Star Team and the WHL All-Rookie Team … Captured team Rookie of the Year honors for Moose Jaw.
1999-00: Appeared in 37 contests with Moose Jaw (WHL), collecting 21 goals and 27 assists for 48 points … Notched an 11-game point scoring streak from Nov. 7 to Dec. 5, collecting eight goals and 12 assists over the span … Won a gold medal at the 2000 World Junior Championships in Sweden, notching two goals and three assists in seven games.
2000-01: Notched 35 goals and 42 assists for 77 points in 52 games with the Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL) … Ranked second on the team in goals and power-play goals (15), and tied for second in points and game-winning goals (four) … Tallied a point in 11 straight games from Oct. 27 to Nov. 18 (10 goals, eight assists) … Added four goals and four assists for eight points in nine playoff games.

INTERNATIONAL CAREER:
Captured a gold medal with Canada in the 1998 Under-18 World Tournament in Slovakia … Won a gold medal at the 2000 World Junior Championships in Sweden … Captured a bronze medal at the 2001 WJC in Russia … Recorded a team-leading seven points on four goals and three assists in seven games for Canada at the 2001 World Junior Championships in Moscow, winning a bronze medal.

BACKGROUND:
Lists Wayne Gretzky as his hockey idol growing up ... Spends his off-season in Edmonton, Alberta ... Lists golf as his favorite non-hockey sport ... Cites his favorite hockey memeory as when he was selected in the first round by the Rangers at the 1999 NHL Entry Draft ... Single.